Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Their old player wasn't connecting to any channels whatsoever and then the "update" failed to access any channels. The old player then would not work after re-installation (the update message to access the new, just as useless beta software prevented the old one from working) meaning TVU is now officially DEAD. A quick check of their forums confirms this: Absolutely bugger-all traffic, messages or action happening there.

I have also tried some "rival" software and here are the results.

Livestation (by Microsoft).
Result: Failed to load.
Opinion: BUG-RIDDEN FILTH.

Babelgum.
Result: Hijacked the main desktop screen, showed the "spinning circle of loading doom" for ages and would NOT allow itself to be closed (even though it had a "close" button). I had to switch off the PC via the power button in the end. Spyware
Opinion: MALWARE in TV clothing.

Zatoo.
Result: Works only in the UK.
Opinion: About as useful and ironic as promoting free, bottled tap-water to those with taps, whilst denying those in deserts any water whatsoever.

Joost.
Result: USA only.
Opinion: (Ice to Eskimos! - see above).

SopCast.
Result: Download Manager alert. Possible Trojan virus in the OFFICIAL download from their site. AVG Virus and a few other virus checkers either mistake a registry doo-hickey with a virus, or there really IS a virus in the installation program.
Opinion: Some channels have also been officially reported as launching malicious scripts via the channels to open up web pages in your browser while you watch. I have also heard that there is bugger all content at SopCast as well

Streamick
Result: Works fine, with only some of the listed channels at the site failing to load (ie: ITN). No software (apart for MS mediaplayer and relevant codecs) are needed and you can specify what channel is your "home channel" whenever you vist the site!
Opinion: Simply the best and only fully-functioning international live-TV experience on the internet. End of discussion.
Homepage: http://www.streamick.com

There are other sites where you can watch flv or Divx quality shows but these are not live streams of a channel (btw, unless you have lots of PC security, I would avoid sidereel.com like the plague. It has suffered a lot of spm links to sites with viruses and spyware recently).

It still works. If you're having problems with the updated software closing after opening, you have to go to the TVU website, load the channel listing via the website, open TVU then you can close the site. Problem fixed.

Hi! thanks! I didnt have a prob with TVU closing. It was another software I mentioned above. TVU just didnt work at all! After the update, it woulnt LOAD properly.

BTW:

Another new site is:

http://www.fomny.com (or net perhaps), which has lots of streaming TV content!!!

Yay!